Automobile radiator-filling device



June 29' 1926.

T. E. BART AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR FILLING DEVICE Filed April- 16, 1923 V5 rlllldyl) Patented June 29, 1926.

UNITED stares 1,590,221 PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS E BART, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO 'lI-IE MURDOCK MANUFACTUR- ING AND SUPPLY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR-FILLING DEVICE.

' Application filed April 16, 1923. Serial No. 632,249.

An object of my invention is to provide an automobile radiator filling device that may be disposedat service stations and similar places for use by the public in general.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a water service device of this type that will be self-closing.

Another object of my invention is to provide a water supply device that will be selfdraining and anti-freezing.

Another object is to provide a water supply device for the purposes mentioned in which the hose connection will not become twisted or uncoupled in the hands of inexperienced or careless users.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section of Fig. 1, parts being broken away.

My invention comprises a housing composed of a casing 3-, a barrel 9, and a tube 10. The casing is adapted to be sunk into the ground and carries at its lower end a combined supply elbow and drain cap 4. A; source of water is connected to the supply elbow by means of a suitable coupling 5. A supply nozzle 6 having a by-pass or a drain chamber 7 in its side, forms part of the operating mechanism and extends upwardly from the supply elbow 4. The sup ply pipe 8 is contained within the housing 35 and is capable of rotatory and reciprocal motion. The lower end of the supply pipe 8 carries a bonnet 11. The bonnet 11 comprises a sleeve 12 having an interior annular flange 13 which carries suitable packing washers 14 and provides a sliding watertight connection or drain valve about the nozzle 6, for movement relatively to the drain channel to permit drainage of the supply pipe when the supply valve is closed. The sleeve 12 also carries a spider 15 which carries a suitable washer 16 adapted to be seated upon the mouth of the nozzle 6 forming a closure therefor, and constituting the supply valve. From this it will be noted that the flow of water thru the supply pipe 8 is controlled by reciprocating the sleeve 12 whereby the washer 16 is caused to seat upon or to separate from the mouth of the nozzle 6. This reciprocation is accomplished in the following manner. The barrel 9 has an aperture 17 in'which a lever 18 is pivotally mounted midway its ends. The one end of the lever 18 carries a fork 19v which engages a flange 20 on the supply pipe 8. The other end of the lever carries a suitable foot pedal 21. By pressing downward on the pedal 21 the fork 19 is raised and engaging the flange 20 carries with it the supply pipe 8, whereby the valve washer 16 is raised from its position on the mouth of the nozzle 6, thus permitting the Water to enter the sleeve 12, thru the spider 15, into the supply pipe 8 and the goose neck coupling 22 from which it may be directed into an automobile radiator by means of a suitable hose 23. The packing washers 14 prevent the escape of water when the valve washer 16' is unseated. The supply pipe 8 is normally retained in its lower position by the action of a spring 24 which abuts a flange 25 on a pipe 8 and a shoulder 26 in the coupling 27 of tube 10. The coupling 27 is secured on the barrel 9 by means of suitable bolts 29 passing thru registering bores in the coupling 27 and the integral lugs 28 on the barrel. The coupling 27 is provided with internal threads whereby the threaded end of the tube 10 may be secured upon it. This structure is provided in order to permit greater facility in handling, and assembling. The joint 30 in the pipe 8 is also made to carry out a uniformity in length of the pipe 8 and the section of the housing 35 composed of casing 3 and barrel 9. The cap 31 is secured upon the top of tube 10 and is provided with a bore 32 through which the pipe 8 passes and whereby force directed upon the goose neck coupling 22 is precluded from bending the pipe 8. The lower end of the goose neck coupling 22 is developed into a bell shaped shield which serves to preclude the entry of dirt into the device thru the bore 32 in the cap 31. In installing my device for use, the entire casing 3 is sunk into the ground and the supply elbow connected to a source of water. A flange 33 on the base of barrel 9 will then be flush with the surface of the ground. The casing 3 is of such length that the valve mechanism therein is below the frost line. In use the device is operated as follows:

When it is desired to fill a radiator of an automobile, the user will insert the hose 23 into the filler neck of the radiator and then press downward with his foot on the pedal 21 and lever 18. Lever 18 by means of the fork 19 and flange 20 on the supply pipe 8 will then raise the pipe 8 against the pressure of spring 24: and within the bonnet 11 and the sleeve 12, thus unseating'the valve Washer 16 from the mouth of the nozzle 6. The water will then be free to pass into the sleeve 12 and thru the spider 15 and the pipe 7 and from thence thru the coupling 22 and hose 23 into the radiator. n'When suflicient water has been drawn the operator removes his foot from the pedal 21 and the pressure of spring 24 against the flange 25 on pipe 8 immediately sets the valve washer 16 upon the mouth of the nozzle 6 thereby closing the flow of water. The water remaining in the pipe 8 will then drain thru the spider 15. In the closed position the packing washers 14' are positioned midway between the ends of the bypass 7 in the nozzle 6, thereby providing communication between the interior of the sleeve 12 and the drain cap which surrounds the supply elbow 4. The water will thus be drained from the pipe and valve into the cap 4: and will be free to flow out of the cap thru suitable openings 330. An integral rib 34 may be cast upon the bottom of the cap 4 in order to space the cap slightly. from the surrounding ground and provide a more ready seepage of the drain water.

lVliat I claim is: i

1. In a device of the class described the combination of a sectional housing composing a casing adapted to be sunk into the ground, a barrel and a tube, a jointed freely revoluble supply pipe reclprocally mounted within the housing, a supply nozzle in the casing and having a drain channel in its outer wall, a valve mounted on the lower thereby opening and closing the valve, means yieldingly retaining the valve on the nozzle and'means carried by the supply pipe for selectively directing the flow of fluid.

2. In a device of the class described the combination with a casing adapted to be set in to the ground, of a supply nozzle carried by the casin ,a barrel, a section of freely revoluble supp y pipe mounted for reciprocation within the barrel and extending into the casing, a valve mounted on the lower end of said supply pipe for controlling a flow of fluid through the supply nozzle, a spring contained within the barrel and serving to normally retain the valve upon the supply nozzle, a lever carried by the barrel and adapted to unseat said valve, the barrel, section of supply pipe, spring, and lever forming a unit for mounting upon the casing, a tube adapted ,to be mounted on the upper end of the barrel, a second sec-tion of supply pipe disposed within the tube and connected to the first section, means for draining the joined sections of supply pipe'and an extension on the free end of the upper section of supply pipe for directing a flow of fluid radially of the pipe. I

. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 12th day of April, 1923.

THOMAS E. BART. 

